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If you are having problems with your house or building pipes, such as leaky pipes, pipe corrosion or discolored water, you may be wondering if you need a complete repipe. Was your home or building built prior to 1970? Homes or buildings built on or before the 1970’s are most likely made up of galvanized piping.
Galvanized pipes are iron pipes coated with zinc for weather protection. As these pipes age, the zinc erodes, exposing the raw iron into the water causing the pipes to eventually begin to rust. Galvanized pipes rust from the inside out and there is really no way to tell what kind of shape your plumbing is in from the outside.
The usual life span for a galvanized pipe system is about thirty years. There are no effective methods to easily get rid of rust accumulation or reverse the scaling process with galvanized pipe systems.
As the rust and deterioration factors worsen, you may have any of the following:
- reduced water pressure and flow
- moist / damp spots in your drywall, concrete floors, or wooden structure
- pipe corrosion
- discolored or rusty water (brown water)
- bad water: foul-smelling and unfit to drink
- leaky pipes (can result in mold growth in your walls, attic, under slab)
If your house or building is experiencing low water pressure, mineral scaling or corroding pipes, then you will inevitably need to repipe your entire plumbing system with copper pipes.
Copper repiping is a process of refitting all of the existing hot and cold water pipes in a house or building. After you replace your old galvanized pipes with copper, you will immediately experience the following:
- Increased Water Pressure and Volume
- Cleaner, Rust-free, Better Tasting Water
- Eliminate plumbing repair costs related to rusting, corroding pipes (see above)
- Added value to your home
Following the work most people become amazed to see the improved convenience of simultaneous use of water around the house. Many can find that you can wash dishes, run a load of laundry, shower, water the lawn and so on, all at the same time due to the increased water pressure.
If you replace those old problematic galvanized pipes with new copper pipes, you will experience lifetime benefits because your pipes will no longer rust or corrode.